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By Jeff Stickle, Senior Associate April 1, 2020 During the current public health emergency, and the resultant response of a magnitude not seen since polio outbreaks in the 1940’s, employees and employers both are facing unique challenges, some of which may come with serious workers’ compensation consequences. Many “essential” employers remain open, potentially subjecting their employees to exposure to the …
What happens when you get injured during a “stretch break” at work? Partner Mike DeTroia recently saw that question answered by the Court of Special Appeals. In the matter of Montgomery County, Maryland v. Woldu, Mike represented a Ride-On Operator who suffered a devastating aneurysm rupture while doing exercises on his bus during a break. At the center of the …
Maryland has a comprehensive set of laws that govern claims for worker’s compensation, which provide benefits for employees who sustain an injury or develop an illness as a result of their occupation. The rules are complex and there is an entire area of law devoted to how such claims are resolved by the Worker’s Compensation Commission which is charged with …